After reviewing the list archives and the dicussion here, I decided to
stick with Gateway (had them at work for years and my wife has a Solo
2100 which she uses for AutoCAD) and ordered a 9100XL (300MHz, 128M
RAM, 8GB Disk, 14.1 screen, DVD, dual Batteries, LS120/3.5" Floppy)
It arrived today, less than a week after I ordered it and my wife is
picking it up now. Let's compare notes on how the setups go. I also
have 30 days in which to return this boat anchor if I'm not happy. I
will be triple-booting to 98/NT/Linux. I will be purchasing the XIG X
server, but will also play with the SVGA Server. It is possible that
neither machine (Gateway 9100 or Dell 7k) will require a commercial X
Server in the future, as both ATI and Trident have been decent in the
past at providing info for these purposes.
RedHat will get loaded early next week onto its own partition via
CD-ROM (I hope). Please keep us updated at to your progress on your
new 7000.
Anyone know of a list of this kind for Gateway Laptops? I haven't
been near the USENET newsgroups in ages...
</CR>
Chris Rigsby
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---"Van Ammers, Marnix" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Since I haven't heard of any particular made-for-linux laptop, I'll
probably
> not cancel my order. I look forward to the 15" screen, but I'm
sorry about
> the winmodem and X server difficulties. I object to having to get
the XIG
> server not so much because of the $160 (if it works as well as I
hear, it'd
> be worth that much). I object because I would like to have a
configuration
> which I could pass on to someone else with an Inspiron 7000 without
them
> having to buy anything extra. I want to be able to say get Linux
> distribution so-and-so, then configure the following files like
this, and
> you'll be up on X. I want instant Linux!
>
> This X server business seems like the big thing that holds so many
people
> back from trying and sticking with Linux. If only users could
quickly and
> easily get X running on their PCs/laptops ... it would be a
tremendous boost
> for Linux.
>
> Thanks for all the opinions. I won't cancel my order, but I'll
still keep
> searching to see if there isn't a laptop that is especially
Linux-friendly.
> .
> Marnix
>
> > ----------
> > From: Dave Teter[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, October 09, 1998 3:59 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Should I cancel my i7K order?
> >
> > Agree with the chuckle, but the Inspiron 7000 has
> > the ATI Rage Pro LT, *not* a Neomagic chip.
> > As far as I know, the ATI LT chip is not yet supported
> > by XF86.
> >
> > I don't consider $160 to be that much money given the
> > performance I'm getting.
> >
> > raistlin wrote:
> >
> > > *Chuckle* I think the idea of an easy install, linux, and a
laptop is an
> > > oximoron, but we won't go there..>:)
> > >
> > > Actualy, let me put it this way...I don't think you HAVE to
spend the
> > money
> > > on the Xserver, I've heard many good reports on RedHat's Neomagic
> > Xserver.
> > > It WILL probably be a bit harder to install than the standard
$160
> > > package, but it's worth it to go through a little more hastle to
save
> > $160.
> > > As far as NT goes, whether it's a hack or not (and I stand
corrected,
> > let
> > > me put it this way, Dell doesn't support NT on inspirons..but NT
can be
> > > installed on it, to possibly good results. I just have a stricter
> > > definition of hack than most...if I have to spend extra money or
> > especialy
> > > install drivers for a completely different machine to get it to
work, I
> > > define it as a hack..:) ) I'm not sure if you should canel your
order
> > or
> > > not...but I'm not sure I would before that 30 day
period...inspirions
> > are
> > > great laptops, it's just their support for anything but win95 or
win98
> > > sucks big.
> > >
> > >
Douglas
> > Wagner
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Van Ammers, Marnix [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 08, 1998 5:52 PM
> > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > > Subject: Should I cancel my i7K order?
> > >
> > > Looking for recommended Linux laptops.
> > >
> > > Geez,
> > >
> > > After listening to this group for about a week I'm worried about
having
> > > ordered an inspiron 7000 about 10 days ago.
> > >
> > > I wanted to be able to run Win95 and linux for sure and maybe
NT. But I
> > > understand the i7K has a winmodem which won't work in linux.
Then I
> > heard
> > > you need to buy a $160 X server to get X working. And now I
hear NT is
> > > (almost) a hack to get working.
> > >
> > > I understand I have 30 days after my i7K order arrives during
which I
> > can
> > > decide to return it for a refund. So I suppose I could cancel
the order
> > > now
> > > if I find something more suitable to my needs.
> > >
> > > Do any of you have recommendations for a nice laptop (at least
14.1" XGA
> > > TFT
> > > screen, 64Mb RAM, 4Gb Hd, 56K modem, good sound, good graphics)
which
> > works
> > > very well and very easily with Linux and which will also work
win win98
> > and
> > > NT?
> > >
> > > Marnix A. van Ammers
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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